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“...him to live satisfied with scarcity and continuous deprivation. On the other hand, he despised thoroughly the boastful ig- norance of the money aristocracy, which prompts it, in season and out of season, to exhibit its possessions and luxuries. An- other anecdote shows how neatly he could rap this class over the fingers. It was on board the steamer which took De Leon back to America after he had attended the International Socialist Con- gress at Stuttgart in 1907. A crowd had gathered in the salon, most of them belonging to the bumptious and snobbish mo- ney aristocracy. Someone asked what the hour was, and this afforded a welcome opportunity to these gentlemen to show off. Watch after watch was pulled out, and everyone boasted of his particular timepieceits work and jewels, where it was bought and, of course, how much it had cost. Enormous amounts running into the hundreds of dollars were mentioned. Finally De Leon pulled out his watch and began to brag. He stated seriously and solemnly...”